Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-01
THE HIGH SCHOOL COM
MBNCEMENT.
No. DIN. nnccnInurenle scrmon.

The commencement exercises Of the Brat
| tleboro High school began on Sunday after
| noon with the bacculnurente sermon preach
| ed in the Baptist church before the grndu
ating class 10y Rev G.. o. Day Of the Con
| gregational church large and attentive
/ congregation was present. the class and
/ teachers occupying seats IN front The
scriptures were read and prayer was offer
ed by Rev c. H. Merrill of West Brnttle-
boro. Mr.. Days text was from Fec. vii
| - "For wisdom is defence and money
is a defence, but the excelency Of knowi
edge is that wisdom giveth life b. those who
have it, The theme Of the sermon was
knowledge as AN inspiration, as giver Of
true life. The opening illustration was
happy one
- once had occasion the speaker said "to
ride to plac" near Pixies Peak. Colorado called
Monument park, and mN return bed me after ten
miles ON the plain through the opening between
the two Immense slopes Of red sandstone known
~ the Beautiful Gates into the Garden Of the
Gods. This place Is so called because Of the
many curious aud fantastic shapes into which the
action of the winter in bvPone times has carved
the rocks. II wHs place 30 hnger IN, and yet the
eye could not always be- occupied there but must
needs ris' beyond all that and beyond the foot
hills b. the Peak itself which lifted a clear and
rocky outline a dozen miles away
~ have thought that the feelings " a class OF
Young people who have passed over a certain pe.
rod OF WORK and are about moving through the
gates of graduation into some new experience
ssiisl, ,T 'at.u ny ny own at That Tine
strange low ipt..rttj,' lem t.i, il,,,. iiu ,t
surroundings But really they arr. at no stopping
point BsVDnd lies the height OF life The wat
they have come s hut short prelude 90 the way
they must go.'
Passing to the application Of the text
and it, illustration, Mr. Day broadly de
fined wisdom as a state Of mind disciplined
and full rich i'm the uuY,pr IA kuo,. aud a.,
+L o,,,,,,l ,,......;...ii - 81 M ''
'h' "''u"l pp77eN7i'H OF lIulh. Inc real
education PINNED in tb. srb..,l. ,,.r+b ].
Like ,nn,,av II /. . d.r.,.,.,. ,,,., -
~ " " "'''H'e' hol an emu
not something to he wOrshiped or abused
But there is grent deui tuurp Il, ,,.i.d,,,,.
tbs, tbi. 1, ..iy,tL J;c g., IL "a -
80 w." 'Y' ~ ''"9' "io nav
u. Inc dihtlhcllou Is made clear III the
words Of Christ The life is more. than
mont tn, no, IL. .l-.l
meat lear hot Them winch Kali the body
but hIe NOT eble 10 XIII Lhr soul. The man
himself is more than the conditions of hi,
lif. . tI, ,ulutl,I Ia, +b,,,., il. tl,..'.l I. -.
-. -. 90 ''' SUI ~ u
very dangerous tendency Of the times
which always aims 10 make the world an
.a., t,lna. r., live. ia, mud r,,..,. a. -
a.. anu ''' s'IH IHe men
VINO I'VE there w hen wisdom Is sought
Tor lts own sake. for the inward strength
Tor the upward look which IL gives then we
cannot rest satisfied il is loved for the life
il l-ives nud tnor. life a. sl,,.,,.. ,,o,.,J
H.. l,... 20 eel IN 2;
"' "a u Jun " IA iiuu'e IIlc seeker 10
10 make self-denlal principle that he NAV
gain the higher rood by fnrsnl-in,, tl,.. l.,,
o. ,ri,,. -. -. VI, ~"
l-..-i.. nus ''""y "e Ihe haru toH
distinguished instructor well said r. "a rom,
pany of students "Of all work that pro
duces results nihe- tenths must be drudgery.
Ihefe Is no WORK IRON the highest to the
lowest winch can De done well toy any man